1. Sometimes in our lives We all have pain, we all have sorrow But if we are wise We know that there's always tomorrow Lean on me when you're not strong And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on Please, swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For no one can fill those of your needs That you won't let show You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll understand We all need somebody to lean on

2. Very superstitious, writings on the wall, Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall, Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past When you believe in things that you don't understand, Then you suffer, Superstition ain't the way Very superstitious, wash your face and hands, Rid me of the problem, do all that you can, Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong, You don't wanna save me, sad is my song

3. Only the beginning, only just the start… Creation Creation of man The Fall The Flood The Tower of Babel Genesis 1-11 The story of the lives of four men Genesis 12-50

4. The purpose of the Bible To explain God’s attempt to establish His kingdom on earth.

5. Genesis – the Purpose To explain Israel’s beginning and purpose in the establishment of God’s rule on earth.

6. Genesis – The Structure Genesis is divided by markers in different sections, each highlighted by a certain Hebrew word.

7. Genesis – The Structure This word can be translated with the phrase, “What became of…”

8. Genesis – The Structure – 2:4-4:26 This section deals with “What ever became of the heavens and the earth?”

9. Genesis – The Structure – 2:4-4:26 How did humanity ever get into this situation?

10. Genesis – The Structure – 2:4-4:26 The creation of the man and woman – 2:4-25 The Fall of the man and woman – Ch. 3 The Spread of their sin – Ch. 4

11. The Spread of sin in society – Ch. 4 Summary The guilt of society is eased by the development of culture and expansion geographically. A sense of accomplishment tends to distract and substitute for accountability.

12. The Spread of sin in society – Ch. 4 Summary Israel was moving toward a land of great culture that can become a substitute for godly living. They needed to be cautious as they moved into that society.

13. The Spread of sin in society – Ch. 4 Summary Responded to properly, the culture in which we live can be a wonderful thing.

14. The Spread of sin in society – Ch. 4 Summary We must always make sure we don’t embrace it as a substitute, a source of pride, and a need for acceptance.

15. Cain and Abel – Gen. 4:1-5 Cain worked the cursed ground. Abel exercised dominion according to God’s original purpose.

16. Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.

17. Cain and Abel – Gen. 4:1-5 Cain went out of his way to please God with both his attitude and his sacrifice.

18. Cain and Abel – Gen. 4:1-5 This shows up in Cain’s subsequent reaction.

19. Cain and Abel – Gen. 4:6-7 It’s critical when we are tempted to sin that we deal with it early.

20. Cain and Abel – Gen. 4:6-7 When God can’t even talk you out of sin, you know you’re in trouble.

21. Cain and Abel – Gen. 4:6-7 All Cain had to do was to do what was right and things would have been fine.

22. Cain and Abel – Gen. 4:6-7 Envy and jealously are more powerful than we often think.

23. Cain and Abel – 1 John 3:11-13 Hatred can extend to genuine family members, spiritually or naturally. 1 Peter 4:15

24. Cain and Abel – 1 John 3:11-13 Satanic influences can creep into all relationships.

25. Cain and Abel – 1 John 3:11-13 Hatred, even in churches, is often expressed toward those who attempt to live right.

26. Cain and Abel – 1 John 3:13 If those closest to us hate us, hatred from the world should not be a surprise.

27. Murder and its results – Gen. 4:8-16 As with Adam and Eve, God sought Cain’s confession. Like his parents, Cain avoided it.

28. Murder and its results – Gen. 4:8-16 God extended grace and protection to Cain, even in the curse of wandering.

29. Murder and its results – Gen. 4:8-16 Cain defied it by living in Nod.

30. Applications 1.Sacrifice should be from the heart. 2.We all have responsibilities to our brothers and sisters. 3.Murder cries out for justice. 4.Even in murder, mercy can find a place.

31. Overview of Gen. 4:17-26 In Cain’s line, music, weapons, agricultural devices, cities – culture – become a focus.

32. Overview of Gen. 4:17-26 What other recourse do they have?

33. Overview of Gen. 4:17-26 These are clearly useful developments and not inherently bad… …unless you sing like me.

34. Overview of Gen. 4:17-26 Abel’s replacement, Seth and his line begin to proclaim the name of the Lord.

35. Overview of Gen. 4:19-22 Lamech breaks God’s pattern for marriage.

36. Overview of Gen. 4:19-22 Here, the development of music and implements seems intended to make life more enjoyable in a city of refugees.

37. Overview of Gen. 4:19-22 Yet, the decline is evident. Lamech boasts about murder and the severity to those would avenge.

38. Overview of Gen. 4:19-22 We see the start of affluent society that defies God and His laws.

39. Overview of Gen. 4:19-22 Israel was about to enter this world. We are in it.

40. Overview of Gen. 4:19-22 Like Seth, we are those who are to proclaim the name of the Lord.

41. Overview of Gen. 4:19-26 For generations, godly believers have seen the dangers of culture and, at times, overreacted with their rules about its dangers.

42. Overview of Gen. 4:19-26 For generations, godly believers have seen the value of culture and expressed their frustration with the extreme reactions to culture and its dangers.

43. Overview of Gen. 4:19-26 Both are wrong.

44. Overview of Gen. 4:19-26 And, both are right.

45. Overview of Gen. 4:19-26 Only a fool thinks all music, movies, and the many life-changing inventions of our world are all bad.

46. Overview of Gen. 4:19-26 Only a fool thinks they are completely innocent.